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The parent company of Applebee's and IHOP will be closing about 160 of the restaurants, far more than what it had planned to shut down, some possibly in Bergen and Passaic counties.

About 105 to 135 Applebee's restaurants will close, up from the 40 to 60 that were slated for closure in the first quarter, DineEquity said late Thursday afternoon. And an estimated 20 to 25 IHOPs will be shuttered as well, an increase from about 18.

Specific restaurant closures and locations have not yet been announced.